Community issues

Maryland has just five years to meet the first of its ambitious climate deadlines – a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2031– but new analysis shows the state is lagging behind, thanks in part to President Donald Trump.

Some lawmakers joined Baltimore City students and transit advocates in Annapolis on Monday to advocate for funding for a plan to improve bus service.

Izzy Patoka originally introduced the Trust Act in response to the county’s deal with ICE.

Nobody has been fined, but Anne Arundel County issued warnings to every house on a street in Odenton for not shoveling their sidewalks after the recent snowstorm.

Column: José Serrano Maldonado is an almost anonymous victim of the industrial deportation complex, a cruel machine that spits people out without compassion or discretion. Here’s his story.

A provision included in one of the budget bills in 2025 requires counties to now pay half of any compensation — even though state’s attorneys are independent elected officials.

Howard County has revoked a building permit for a private detention facility proposed in Elkridge that authorities say is intended for use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Owner Volker Stewart informed employees by text message Monday that he was closing effective immediately due to financial problems, according to screenshots shared with The Banner.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday amid repairs to commercial runways, officials said.

Edward Jackson was removed from his job as chief of the Annapolis Police Department on Monday, city officials said.

A 44-year-old California woman who died presumably after slipping on ice in Truxtun Park was identified Monday by Annapolis Police.

Here is the list of K-12 schools that will be delayed or closed on Tuesday.

Nearly two dozen Maryland residents were scammed out of funds, cryptocurrency and gold bars, said Montgomery County officials and agents from the FBI Baltimore field office.

The driver of a blue Porsche that allegedly struck a police vehicle was arrested and charged over the weekend, Anne Arundel County Police said.

A former assistant state’s attorney disagreed that the operations of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement was putting prosecutions at risk.

With the retirement of Michael Frenz, executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, the state has begun a nationwide search for his replacement.

Temperatures will hover just above freezing Tuesday and Wednesday after the Baltimore region has seen one of the longest stretches of frigid cold in its history.

Amy Sherald's "American Sublime," at the Baltimore Museum of Art, is at once a work of art and an act of rebellion.

The bills would require that tenants receive better notification of eviction dates and could give residents more time to take care of their belongings.

Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday.